>The Atari handheld computer in front of this Osborne Model 1 came out only six years later, in 1989. The world was passing Osborne by, and that led to its liquidation in 1986.
Six years is a long time. Try one year for a competitor making your product look like an antiquated ripoff.
>The Atari handheld computer in front of this Osborne Model 1 came out only six years later, in 1989. The world was passing Osborne by, and that led to its liquidation in 1986.
Six years is a long time. Try one year for a competitor making your product look like an antiquated ripoff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleram
1974 $14k P-1800 luggable (15kg) electronic typewriter with a CRT and modem for reporters to send stories from the field.
1981 $5.4K Portabubble/81 7kg model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elwZq9mwlBc
1983 $2.5K T-3000 4kg model https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1984-01/page/n...
Teleram files for IPO in early 1983.
Same year Kyocera drops Kyotronic 85 and licenses to Olivetti M-10 / NEC PC-8201 / Tandy TRS-80 Model 100, all models $1K 1kg.
Teleram reports loss.
1984 sharp drop in sales and even bigger loss.
1985 bankruptcy.